Initial indications suggest Islamic State was behind the attack, the official said.
Figures suggested up to 50 people had been killed - however that has now been downgraded. Three suicide bombers opened fire before blowing themselves up at the international terminal of Ataturk Airport, Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin told NTV television.

Several witnesses reported two explosions but Mr Sahin said authorities believed there were three bombers. He said some 60 people were wounded. Six of those sustained serious injuries, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.
Two of the attackers detonated their explosives when police fired at them, a second official said, citing information from the interior ministry.
A witness told NBC News that he saw a police officer diving to tackle one of the attackers - who then detonated his bomb.

The attack is understood to have happened near the airport entrance - before the assailants would have gone through security checks.
Speaking in the Turkish parliament earlier, justice minister Bekir Bozdag said he could only confirm one attacker, based on initial information.

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